From the author of ” Earth From the Air” comes a moving & beautifully photographed new book. ” Home”, scheduled to release in conjunction with a film of the same name, is a globe-spanning exploration of the planet, complete with Yann Arthus-Bertrand`s unforgettable images & an informative text by the team at Good Planet, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development. ” Home” is a celebration of Earth`s beauty & an impassioned call to protect it from destruction. Voyaging through over 50 countries, the book covers topics relevant to the environment`s current condition & factors which will play a role in determining its future: Earth, Agriculture, Cities, Oil, Global Warming, Sea, Water, Forest & Humanism. Compelling & consistently optimistic, the book focuses on practical solutions for today`s environmental challenges. As Arthus-Bertrand says, ` It isn`t the 50 per cent of forest that has disappeared that`s important, but the 50 per cent that`s left`. With vocal support from Luc Besson, who produced the film, ” Home” will have tremendous impact on readers & viewers alike. ...

AS FEATURED ON `THIS TIME NEXT YEAR` on ITV1” Heart-stopping. A need to read novel.” Kit de Waal, author of My Name is Leon A brave, important, heart-breaking book.” Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths Meet Jesika, aged four & a half. The most extraordinary narrator of 2018. She lives in a flat with her mother & baby brother & she knows a lot. She knows their flat is high up & the stairs are smelly. She knows she shouldn`t draw on the peeling wallpaper or touch the broken window. & she knows she loves her mummy & baby brother Toby. She does not know that their landlord is threatening to evict them & that Toby`s cough is going to get much worse. Or that Paige, her new best friend, has a secret that will explode their world. ...

Home might be a house in the country, a flat in the city, or even a shoe. Home resides on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the space where the artist created this book. A soulful meditation on the concept of home & a visual treat that invites many return visits, this loving look at the places where people live marks the picture-book debut of Carson Ellis, famed illustrator of the Wildwood series & artist for the indie folk-rock band The Decemberists. ...

The picture book debut of Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series & Lemony Snicket`s The Composer is Dead, this is a gorgeous, imaginative celebration of the many possibilities of home. Home might be a house in the country, a flat in the city, or even a shoe. There are clean homes, messy homes, sea homes & bee homes. Home resides on the road or the sea, in the realm of myth, or in the artist`s own studio. This loving look at the places where people live brims with intriguing characters & is a visual treat that demands many a return visit. ...

WINNER OF THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 2011 In Home Boy, H. M. Navqi`s superb debut novel, we Meet the Metrostanis: ...

TV chef Lorraine Pascale, author of the phenomenal bestseller Baking Made Easy, is back with her second cookery book
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LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017` Elegant & evocative.. . A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family & faith in the modern world` Guardian` There is high, high music in the air at the end of Home Fire` New York Times Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother`s death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can`t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London
- or their brother, Parvaiz, who`s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. Then Eamonn enters the sisters` lives. Handsome & privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to
- or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz`s salvation? Two families` fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love?A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles` Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love & politics collide
- confirming Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times.


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LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2018A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017AN EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017` Elegant & evocative.. . A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family & faith in the modern world` Guardian` There is high, high music in the air at the end of Home Fire` New York Times Isma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother`s death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can`t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London
- or their brother, Parvaiz, who`s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. Then Eamonn enters the sisters` lives. Handsome & privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to
- or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz`s salvation? Two families` fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love?A contemporary reimagining of Sophocles` Antigone, Home Fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love & politics collide
- confirming Kamila Shamsie as a master storyteller of our times.


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Classic posters that were issued to the British public during World War II, perfect for anyone interested in 1940s design WWII was a hugely innovative period in poster design. With strong images & memorable slogans, they encouraged everyone to ”do their bit” for the war effort, whether it was growing vegetables, enrolling for war work, or avoiding idle gossip. Recreate the spirit of life on the Home Front with this set of charming prints.

Includes:: Dig for victory; Serve in the WAAF with the men who fly; Dig for Victory for their sake--grow your own vegetables; Keep it under your hat! Careless Talk Costs Lives; Women of Britain: come into the factories; Let us go forward together; Don`t help the enemy! Careless talk may give away vital secrets; & War savings. Save for the brave.

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Ten years ago Dan Pearson found an extremely rare, large, neglected city plot & set out to design & create a garden space all of his own. Arranged by seasons, Dan shares the challenges of gardening his city plot in a romantic & beautifully written series of diary-like essays, documenting the horticultural tasks required & sharing his successes & failures on the way. Written & photographed in 'real time' this book documents an urban garden & gardener at work, bringing the experience of gardening to life & offering a unique insight into the work & thoughts of the one of the world's most respected garden designers. ...